Antiskidding device for tires.



L. RAKAI.

ANTISKIDDING DEVICE FOR TIRES APPLIGATION FILED MAYB, 1014 Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

INVENTOFI rep STA LAJOS RAKAI, OF BROUGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

.AN'IISKIDDING DEVICE FOR TIRES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 27,1914.

Application filed May 6, 1914. Serial No. 836,830.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LAJOS ltAnAI, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Broughton, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Antiskidding Devices for lires, of which the to lowing is a, specification, reference, being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to antiskidding device for tires, and has for its object to provide a device of such class in a manner as hereinafter set forth, capable of being conveniently positioned upon the trend of a tire and when so positioned reducing skidding to a minimum during the travel of a. wheel.

Further objects-rot the invention are to provide an antiskidding device for tires, which is simple in its construction and arrangement and provided with means to prevent lateral shifting thereof, strong, durable, eflicient end convenient in its use, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown on embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tire showing the adaptation therewith of on autiskidding device therefor, in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a section on line X---X Fig. 1, Fig. 3 isn section on line Y-Y Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the antiskidding members.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 denotes a rim and 6 n tire, which mny be of any suitable form and mounted upon the tire and secured to the rim is an antiskidding device for the tire in accordance with this invention.

The antiskidding device comprises a pair of chains and each of the chains is constructed of two sets oflinks, the links of one se bei11g indicated at 7 and thelinks oi the other set at 8. The links 7 are alternately disposed with respect to the links8, and coin nected thereto. The openings formed by the links 7 are disposed at an angle with respect to the openings formed by the links 8, that is to say the openings through the links. 7 extend vertically while the openings through the links 8 are disposed at right angles thereto. The links 8 of the pair of chains oppose each other and the links 7 of the pair of chains oppose each other and connected to the opposing links 8 are antiskidding members comprising a body portion 9 bovine a convex inner face 10 and a toothed outer-lace 11; Each of the body portions 10 have lateral extensions 12, which project through the openings formed by the op posing links 8, and by such an arrangement the :intiskidding members are connected to thc'pnir oi. chains and are disposed transversely with respect to the tire 6. The convex inner face of the antiskidding members conforms in contour to the trend of the tire (S. The free ends of the extensions 12 are enlarged as at 13, under such conditions the antiskidding members are secured to the opposing links 8.

Extending tlzrough the openings formed by opposing links 7, are retaining members 14, which engage the sides of the rim 5, and which prevent lateral movement of the air of chains. Two'of the retaining mom ers -are of greater width than the other retainiug members and the said retaining members 01 "renter width are indicated at 15 and 16, one which project beyond the inner face of the rim 5, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, and the said retaining members 15 and 16 are connected together by a trans- K'Ql'SG bolt 17, whichdetter bears against the innerjfucc of the rim 5. The retaining members are disposed at right angles with rcspect to the nntiskidding nuFmbcrs and such arrangement is had in view of the manner in which the links 7 are positioned withrcspect to the links 8.

What I claim is:

1. An anti-skidding device comprising a pair of chuins adapted to be positioned tit the sides of n tire, each of said chains consisting of two sets of links, the links of one set being alternately disposed with respect to the links ol the other set, and the openings formed by the links of one set being disposed vertically of the openings formed by the links of the other set, anti-skidding members adapted to be mounted upon the trend of the tire and having extensions connected to those links having the openings disposed at right angles thereto, and retaining members adapted to be positioned at the sides of the tire and connected to those links having the openings thereof disposed vertically.

2. An anti-skidding device comprising a pair of chains adapted to be positioned at the sides of a tire, each of said chains consisting of two sets of links, the links of one set being alternately disposed with respect to the links of the other set and the openings formed by the links of one set being disposed vertically of the openings formed by the links of the other set, anti-skidding members adapted to be mounted upon the tread of the tire and having extensions connected to those links having the openingsdisposed at right angles thereto, retaining members adapted to be positioned at the sides of the tire and connected to those links having the openings thereof disposed vertically, a pair of said retaining members being of'grcater width than the other of said retaining members, and means for connecting the said pair of retainingmembers of greater Width together.

3. An anti-skidding device comprising a pair of chains adapted to be positioned at the sides of a tire and each formed of elongated links, the links of one chain arranged parallel to the links of the other chain, antiskidding members connected to certain of the links of said chains and adapted to extend transversely of'a tire, retaining members connected to the other links of the chains and adapted to be positioned at the sides of the tire, said anti-skidding members alternately disposed With respect to said retaining members, and means for connecting a-pair of said retaining'members together. p

- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in, the presence'of two witnesses.

LAJ OS BAKAI.

Witnesses:

MIKE PATKo, LUJ Rennli'r. 

